AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 420 w6 ]4 G; _0 r
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8 z4 H# [; v' {. E. Y驻扎在仰光的飞虎队多次挫败日军轰炸的企图,在扛住了零战扫场后,再次火鸡了陆攻+ x: ^7 w, f$ C/ u1 d$ n
大陆战场,西北包头国军回访时,派遣军一支小部队一头撞墙,当场被碾碎消失
* v/ u! W. O f+ `& V& E5 C国军在韶关附近突击了一支企图迂回的派遣军部队,将其击退,挫败了其包围前线国军的企图* _1 _# l7 S0 M
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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& k) k* Z w* j, j; XWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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4 F2 c) q5 Z- K3 J3 U# mRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
( |; y# z6 ~% B3 W. { z; U/ G! wEstimated time to target is 8 minutes8 @% M: r+ y2 D! A! W
3 h5 E/ {7 k" R6 u6 vJapanese aircraft5 h/ T0 R6 H l3 X' m) ?; L9 l- l* W
G3M2 Nell x 19
6 W) Z! H6 g7 d( J7 ` p G4M1 Betty x 172 B& ~( q; X$ z3 A6 N
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Allied aircraft
y: M1 X; `8 x( {; S! U ] H81-A3 x 46; w4 l' \2 b# R5 N X# p
}3 f9 n( m9 b; ^Japanese aircraft losses8 d6 D% b; D/ w* C
G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed0 f$ ]* s, A+ W: D( z1 f5 R H
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak0 R; |1 M7 I- u- j) o
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed4 L- Y9 [. k/ K4 |5 C
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No Allied losses
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Ground combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)9 e+ M" V9 t( i% `9 |- D! ]
" Q' [ A( S5 c( w/ L! _+ I/ w& KJapanese Shock attack% Z9 _5 m% Y' O' o* z% R
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Attacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27
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( e4 ?9 S: g7 b8 m2 FDefending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5069 {0 n, z0 X y8 C; d% y
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Assault collapses, attacking force wiped out0 K# C' i1 p$ W3 }. J" {0 F
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Japanese ground losses:
) t+ t' K: E h& e! o% E- ] 826 casualties reported
( a2 A, R8 A7 I6 n5 s* S Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
" ^5 k: Z* f1 _, C+ H( G* { Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled, ^# i A- S7 S- a' Q J& ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ K; |; U7 `. ~
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
) C7 c% ~2 x K9 ~1 x Units destroyed 1, K5 G/ w2 a, o$ [4 `) \: H c& b
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Assaulting units:
( U5 a! i6 s9 t7 {, T# o, p8 v- Q 1st Ching An Tui Brigade
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Defending units:9 m" z# j' a1 K4 q) \
11th Chinese Corps
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3rd Prov Chinese Corps
$ o1 _/ o$ N1 g! G% E 17th Group Army
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/ P1 i6 b% y1 y) U. j% W( sGround combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633' M- J2 o) P3 b
% L9 E/ S9 q) P9 W, d3 H% \ S+ ~1 LDefending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121* ^+ h+ |/ W7 C" y+ F% \; x
$ }2 Y6 @. {1 l' e9 ~+ |+ @Allied adjusted assault: 369 + U+ |' U" g! ~+ I' J: b
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Japanese adjusted defense: 43 3 @5 L _& a1 P0 e$ F& }
! d6 [2 Y0 [# g8 \) gAllied assault odds: 8 to 1 # a: a* h+ l- a2 F0 t% F7 h
) u* e7 b# [$ y9 g6 D8 a8 dCombat modifiers0 F9 k$ _" b1 R# p
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-), T& q& Z1 P: i" \, S; E
Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)
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Japanese ground losses:5 S" R ]7 J9 V& G0 P: e
1817 casualties reported
u0 c' L5 u* ^4 y Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled
. ]4 v) t- \& M Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled
/ M9 g" {: P) _+ Q# w! y* l5 G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ f+ g a a1 F1 u4 ~
Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)
) H4 ~3 c4 b5 I2 ?+ G+ a Units retreated 2
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Allied ground losses:
/ }8 \$ Y, p @& | 189 casualties reported
7 G0 F% U; Y3 {/ Q I" t+ b Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled2 @7 Q2 W! n! t& U8 ?% h; I2 e
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 X" E" A; ]+ l. I: pDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Assaulting units:( L) W2 C7 Y* x9 n. ]
88th Chinese Corps) P# w0 ^. F9 ]/ H+ i
63rd Chinese Corps
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Defending units:
4 {7 P; {* }7 Z 102nd Infantry Regiment
2 ? m1 N- |9 d+ y 4th Mortar Battalion |